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E1 visas issued worldwide · February 2026

465

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (464) — +0.2%.

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+0.2% vs January 2026 (464)-6.8% vs February 2025 (499)

All published months together: 50,502

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Dec 2025472
Jan 2026464
Feb 2026465

Dec 2025

47234% of selected

Jan 2026

46433% of selected

Feb 2026

46533% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 8 (1.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 7 (1.5%) lower than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	472	464	465
Total	472	464	465

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Canada	128	106	+20.8%+22
Japan	113	118	-4.2%−5
Mexico	56	84	-33.3%−28
Taiwan	52	23	+126.1%+29
Germany	19	19	+0.0%+0
France	19	14	+35.7%+5
Italy	16	29	-44.8%−13
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	10	19	-47.4%−9
Spain	8	19	-57.9%−11
Israel	7	9	-22.2%−2
Argentina	6	0	new+6
Pakistan	5	3	+66.7%+2
Poland	5	0	new+5
Colombia	4	2	+100.0%+2
Costa Rica	4	0	new+4
Austria	2	4	-50.0%−2
Korea, South	2	4	-50.0%−2
New Zealand	2	1	+100.0%+1
Thailand	2	1	+100.0%+1
Netherlands	1	1	+0.0%+0
Denmark	1	0	new+1
Philippines	1	0	new+1
Suriname	1	0	new+1
Greece	0	3	-100.0%−3
Turkey	0	2	-100.0%−2
Belgium	0	1	-100.0%−1
Czech Republic	0	1	-100.0%−1
Venezuela	0	1	-100.0%−1

Which embassies and posts changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Embassy / post	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Tokyo	91	97	-6.2%−6
Toronto	87	92	-5.4%−5
AIT Taipei	48	23	+108.7%+25
Monterrey	41	62	-33.9%−21
Osaka/Kobe	24	21	+14.3%+3
Frankfurt	22	20	+10.0%+2
Paris	19	14	+35.7%+5
Rome	17	29	-41.4%−12
Tijuana	16	21	-23.8%−5
Calgary	16	5	+220.0%+11
Vancouver	14	10	+40.0%+4
Ottawa	11	0	new+11
London	9	20	-55.0%−11
Madrid	8	20	-60.0%−12
Tel Aviv	6	9	-33.3%−3
Buenos Aires	6	0	new+6
Karachi	5	3	+66.7%+2
Warsaw	5	0	new+5
Bogota	4	2	+100.0%+2
San Jose	4	0	new+4
Department	3	0	new+3
Seoul	2	4	-50.0%−2
Vienna	2	3	-33.3%−1
Amsterdam	1	1	+0.0%+0
Bangkok	1	1	+0.0%+0
Copenhagen	1	0	new+1
Manila	1	0	new+1
Paramaribo	1	0	new+1
Athens	0	3	-100.0%−3
Istanbul	0	2	-100.0%−2
Auckland	0	1	-100.0%−1
Brussels	0	1	-100.0%−1

E1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20255,564
2026929

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	425	464	+9.2%
February	499	465	-6.8%
March	428	–	–
April	456	–	–
May	502	–	–
June	556	–	–
July	598	–	–
August	478	–	–
September	400	–	–
October	383	–	–
November	367	–	–
December	472	–	–

When is it busy? E1 visas worldwide

Busiest month: June (9.5% of a typical year). Quietest: May (7.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.3%

8.0%

9.4%

7.5%

7.4%

9.5%

9.2%

8.7%

7.8%

8.2%

7.6%

8.5%

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

E1 worldwide: all published months

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“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	5,889
2018	6,529
2019	6,503
2020	3,072
2021	5,015
2022	5,501
2023	5,850
2024	5,650
2025	5,564
2026 partial	929

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Dec 2025472
Jan 2026464
Feb 2026465

Dec 2025

47234% of selected

Jan 2026

46433% of selected

Feb 2026

46533% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 8 (1.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 7 (1.5%) lower than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	472	464	465
Total	472	464	465

Which countries changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Country	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Canada	128	106	+20.8%+22
Japan	113	118	-4.2%−5
Mexico	56	84	-33.3%−28
Taiwan	52	23	+126.1%+29
Germany	19	19	+0.0%+0
France	19	14	+35.7%+5
Italy	16	29	-44.8%−13
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	10	19	-47.4%−9
Spain	8	19	-57.9%−11
Israel	7	9	-22.2%−2
Argentina	6	0	new+6
Pakistan	5	3	+66.7%+2
Poland	5	0	new+5
Colombia	4	2	+100.0%+2
Costa Rica	4	0	new+4
Austria	2	4	-50.0%−2
Korea, South	2	4	-50.0%−2
New Zealand	2	1	+100.0%+1
Thailand	2	1	+100.0%+1
Netherlands	1	1	+0.0%+0
Denmark	1	0	new+1
Philippines	1	0	new+1
Suriname	1	0	new+1
Greece	0	3	-100.0%−3
Turkey	0	2	-100.0%−2
Belgium	0	1	-100.0%−1
Czech Republic	0	1	-100.0%−1
Venezuela	0	1	-100.0%−1

Which embassies and posts changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Same comparison, by the embassy or post that issued the visa.

Most visas Biggest change

Embassy / post	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Tokyo	91	97	-6.2%−6
Toronto	87	92	-5.4%−5
AIT Taipei	48	23	+108.7%+25
Monterrey	41	62	-33.9%−21
Osaka/Kobe	24	21	+14.3%+3
Frankfurt	22	20	+10.0%+2
Paris	19	14	+35.7%+5
Rome	17	29	-41.4%−12
Tijuana	16	21	-23.8%−5
Calgary	16	5	+220.0%+11
Vancouver	14	10	+40.0%+4
Ottawa	11	0	new+11
London	9	20	-55.0%−11
Madrid	8	20	-60.0%−12
Tel Aviv	6	9	-33.3%−3
Buenos Aires	6	0	new+6
Karachi	5	3	+66.7%+2
Warsaw	5	0	new+5
Bogota	4	2	+100.0%+2
San Jose	4	0	new+4
Department	3	0	new+3
Seoul	2	4	-50.0%−2
Vienna	2	3	-33.3%−1
Amsterdam	1	1	+0.0%+0
Bangkok	1	1	+0.0%+0
Copenhagen	1	0	new+1
Manila	1	0	new+1
Paramaribo	1	0	new+1
Athens	0	3	-100.0%−3
Istanbul	0	2	-100.0%−2
Auckland	0	1	-100.0%−1
Brussels	0	1	-100.0%−1

E1 worldwide: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20255,564
2026929

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	425	464	+9.2%
February	499	465	-6.8%
March	428	–	–
April	456	–	–
May	502	–	–
June	556	–	–
July	598	–	–
August	478	–	–
September	400	–	–
October	383	–	–
November	367	–	–
December	472	–	–

When is it busy? E1 visas worldwide

Busiest month: June (9.5% of a typical year). Quietest: May (7.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.3%

8.0%

9.4%

7.5%

7.4%

9.5%

9.2%

8.7%

7.8%

8.2%

7.6%

8.5%

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E1 worldwide: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	5,889
2018	6,529
2019	6,503
2020	3,072
2021	5,015
2022	5,501
2023	5,850
2024	5,650
2025	5,564
2026 partial	929

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